October Festivals

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Pictures from the Neighborhood Connections Block Party and Black Forest Villages Octoberfest.

Orene Holland, 83, of Cape Girardeau, gets her face painted at the insistence of her great granddaughter, Faith Byas, not pictured, by face painter Aaron Horrell at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday. Holland asked Horrell if he was going to charge her more because of her wrinkles. The next event at Black Forest Village is the Haunted Ghost Town beginning Oct. 17 and continuing every weekend in Oct.
(Elizabeth Dodd)

Kylie Hinkle attempts to find her way out of the straw maze at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday.
(Elizabeth Dodd)

Joe Littrell, of Iuka, Ill., demonstrates how to make a small rocking chair at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest. Littrell has been making furniture for 20 years.
(Elizabeth Dodd)

Linda Logsdon, of Chicago, checks out a caleidoscope at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest. Logsdon was in town visiting her mom in Cape Girardeau.
(Elizabeth Dodd)

Kids of all ages enjoy a train ride at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest.
(Elizabeth Dodd)

Virginia Littrell, of Iuka, Ill., admires a snowman made out of hats she purchased at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday. Littrell paints floor cloths, a craft dating back to the 1600's.
(Elizabeth Dodd)

Brenda Kline, of Perryville, enjoys a peaceful moment of quilting at the Black Forest Villages 18th Annual October Fest Saturday. Kline has been quilting for 15 years.
(Elizabeth Dodd)